Header image  
a nonprofit educational organization affiliated with

the fire sprinkler industry

 
  [ HOME ] 
 
 

Audio Seminar  -  [Purchase this Seminar]

   Speaker

 

Pressure Reducing Valves

approx 70 minutes - 3 parts

CEUs = 0.10   /   CPDs = 1.0  (CEUs/CPDs are OPTIONAL)


This 70-minute program is an updated presentation of a previous telephone seminar on Pressure Reducing Valves. This seminar covers the following:


- A brief background o Pressure-Reducing Valves (PRVs), including Building Code requirements, NFPA-14 requirements, NFPA-13 requirements, definitions (NFPA-14), how to identify PRV Makes/Models, and Characteristics of PRVs


- Direct-Acting PRVs, Factory Set and Field Adjustable types; Sprinkler Floor Control Valves (generally in-line type); Standpipe Hose Valves (generally angle type); Pressure Control Valves


Also included is discussion from the Authority Having JurisdictionÕs point of view regarding Design and Plan Review Issues; Inspection Testing and Maintenance Issues; and Fire Department Operation Issues.

To sample the audio presentation download the following file.

Download First Audio Segment  (zip/mp3)   SAMPLE AUDIO

 

 

NOTE: BECAUSE AUDIO PRESENTATION FILES ARE VERY LARGE, A HIGH-SPEED (BROADBAND) INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED IF YOU CHOOSE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THESE FILES.

 

  

Rick Matsuda, P.E.
Fire Protection Engineer
Dallas Building Inspection

Rick Matsuda is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is registered in Texas as a Fire Protection Engineer. He has been in the fire sprinkler industry since 1978, and currently reviews plans for fire suppression systems for the City of Dallas. He instructs new fire department inspectors on fire sprinkler systems, and also assists the fire department inspectors with code interpretations and corrections of deficiencies in new and existing systems. He has presented seminars on fire sprinklers and plan review to several organizations in the Dallas areas.